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megacephala, Branchenchelys Tighe [K. A.] & Kodeeswaran [P.] 2025:556, Figs. 1-14 [Zootaxa 5722 (no. 4); ref. 42571] Off Oman, Arabian Sea, western Indian Ocean, 19°12'N, 58°22'E, depth 700 - 800 meters. Holotype: BMNH 2016.8.25.788. Paratypes: BMNH 2016.8.25.789 (1); CMLRE IO/OV/ANG/00024 (1), IO/SS/ANG/00025 (2). •Valid as Branchenchelys megacephala Tighe & Kodeeswaran 2025. Current status: Valid as Branchenchelys megacephala Tighe & Kodeeswaran 2025. Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine.

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